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10/14/2016

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Edema
Definition
A condition characterized by an excess of watery fluid collecting in the cavities or tissue of body
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Anemia
Definition
A conditon marked by deficiency red blood or nemoglobin in the blood.
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Neonatial abstinence syndrome (NAS)
Definition
A group of problems that occur in a newborn who was exposed to opites drugs in the mothers womb.
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Dementia
Definition
A persistant of a mental processes caused by brain disease.
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Delirium
Definition
A state of mental confusion that delevops quickly and usally fluxuates in intenisity.
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ADLS
Definition
Activities of daily living.
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Prn
Definition
As needed
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CBC
Definition
Blood test used to evaluate your overall heath and detect wide range of disorder.
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Pleuraleffusion
Definition
Bulid-up of fluid in the layers of the lungs.
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Qhs
Definition
Every bedtime
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Fundoscopic
Definition
Examination of the eye.
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Pheumonia
Definition
Inflammantion caused by bacteria or virus in the lungs.
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Hermatologist
Definition
Medical specialist in blood cells and blood forming organs.
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PO
Definition
Orally
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Cardiologist
Definition
Physicans skilled in the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease.
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EKG
Definition
Tests that checks problems in the heart using electric activity.
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Diagnosis
Definition
The indentification of the nature of an ilness or other problems by a symptoms.
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Blood transfussion
Definition
The process of transferring the blood of a person to the veins of another.
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Tid
Definition
Three times a day
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Pulmonologist
Definition
medical specialist that deals with diseases involving repitory tract.
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